Lit Terms #2

Circumlocution: the use of many words where fewer would do, esp. in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive

Classicism: the following of ancient Greek or Roman principles and style in art and literature, generally associated with harmony, restraint, and adherence to recognized standards of form and craftsmanship, esp. from the Renaissance to the 18th century

Cliché: a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.

Climax: the decisive point in a narrative or drama; the pint of greatest intensity or interest at which plot question is answered or resolved .

Colloquialism: a word or phrase that is not formal or literary, typically one used in ordinary or familiar conversation.

Comedy: originally a nondramatic literary piece of work that was marked by a happy ending; now a term to describe a ludicrous, farcical, or amusing event designed provide enjoyment or produce smiles and laughter.

Conflict: struggle or problem in a story causing tension.

Connotation: implicit meaning, going beyond dictionary definition.

Contrast: a rhetorical device by which one element (idea or object) is thrown into opposition to another for the sake of emphasis or clarity.

Denotation: plain dictionary definition .

Denouement: loose ends tied up in a story after the climax, closure, conclusion.

Dialect: the language of a particular district, class or group of persons; the sounds, grammar, and diction employed by people distinguished from others.

Dialectics: the art of investigating or discussing the truth of opinions.

Dichotomy: a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different.

Diction: the style of speaking or writing as reflected in the choice and use of words. 

Didactic:having to do with the transmission of information; education.

Dogmatic:inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true.

Elegy:a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.

Epic:a long narrative poem unified by a hero who reflects the customs, mores, and aspirations of his nation or race as he makes his way through legendary and historic exploits, usually over a long period of time· (definition bordering on circumlocution). 

Epigram:a pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way.

Epitaph:a phrase or statement written in memory of a person who has died, esp. as an inscription on a tombstone.

Epithet:an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned.

Euphemism:the use of an indirect, mild or vague word or expression for one thought to be coarse, offensive, or blunt. 

Evocative (evocation):bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind.

AP Prep Post 1: Siddartha

1. Choose a specific archetype and demonstrate its function in the novel. How does it contribute to theme or character development? Determine whether the archetype is being used traditionally or is being manipulated by Hesse. 

2. Choose a passage that uses stream of consciousness. Analyze how the technique contributes to characterization.

3. Choose one of the formal characteristics of Modernism and explain its use in Siddhartha.

4. Analyze Hesse’s use of figurative language in a specific passage.  How does its use develop theme, character, or setting?

5. Analyze a character other than Siddhartha and explain this character’s role in the novel; don’t forget to use terminology (flat, round, static, dynamic, etc.).

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-It's hard to really answer these questions without know the whole story. I read this book the summer before sophomore year so I can barely remember what this story was completely about. 

-What this tells me about the AP Exam is that I need to think more analytically when reading these stories. I need to do more than just read the words, I need to understand what they are truly implying.

Hacking My Education

1. What do you want to know by the end of this course that you don’t know already?

-Not to sound “Hallmark-y,” but I really want to learn more about myself. I want to learn about what things interest me and most importantly how to allow myself to learn. 

2. What skills do you want to be able to demonstrate on your blog?

-I want to be able to demonstrate my ability to perceive things from a different perspective that is unique to me, I want to show improvement as this course continues, and I want to show my ability to become an expert on things we learn in class.

3.What experiences do you want to get under your belt before you graduate?

-I want to experience having that light bulb moment when I completely understand something and I am able to converse with someone about that topic. 

What's In This For Me

My goal for this semester is to learn better time management. I find myself putting other things before school work and not putting enough time into the things that I need to get done. Last semester I tried hard and did what I was supposed to but I didn't take advantage of the opportunities to learn something new and I really want to do that this semester.

Lit Terms #1

allegory:a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

alliteration:the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

allusion:an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

ambiguity:uncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language.

anachronism:a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, esp. a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned.

analogy:a comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification

analysis:a method in which a work or idea is separated into its parts, and those parts given rigorous and detailed scrutiny

anaphora:a device or repetition in which a word or words are repeated at the beginning of two or more lines, phrases, clauses, or sentences

anecdote: a very short story used to illustrate a point

antagonist:a person or force opposing the protagonist in a drama or narrative

antithesis:a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else

aphorism: a pithy observation that contains a general truth

apologia:a formal written defense of one's opinions or conduct

apostrophe:a figure of speech in which an absent or dead person, an abstract quality, or something inanimate or nonhuman is addressed directly

argument:the process of convincing a reader by proving either the truth or the falsity of an idea or proposition; also, the thesis or proposition itself

assumption:the act of supposing, or taking for granted that a thing is true

audience:the intended listener or listeners

characterization:the means by which a writer reveals a character's personality

chiasmus:a rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form

Final Showcase

Here is the link to our final showcase video!!! Hope you all enjoy!!

I Can Read!!

I tried my best to say the whole thing without stuttering or saying the wrong word but i didn't happen so here is the link to my video!!

I said it in 5:45 minutes
I made a lot of mistakes each time I counted I got a different number of mistakes.